Prof Shalini Vinod
@shalinivinod.bsky.social
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Radiation Oncologist /
#Lung
Cancer /
#Quality
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#Equity
Happy 1y Birthday to the Australian National Lung Cancer Screening Programme 🎉🥳 102500 people screened, 1400 identified as high risk, >200 cancers diagnosed. Many lives saved.
www.health.gov.au/our-work/nlc...
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https://www.health.gov.au/our-work/nlcsp?language=en
11 days ago
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Do you know how your patients feel about exposing themselves for
#radiotherapy
? 👉🏽The Bare Essentials: Exploring Modesty Concerns to Enhance Radiation Therapy Practice and Patient Care - Practical Radiation Oncology
www.practicalradonc.org/article/S187...
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The Bare Essentials: Exploring Modesty Concerns to Enhance Radiation Therapy Practice and Patient Care
Modesty affects patient experience of health care and health outcomes. Radiation therapy often requires body exposure. Little is known about modesty and patient unease during radiation therapy across ...
https://www.practicalradonc.org/article/S1879-8500%2826%2900002-0/fulltext
30 days ago
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TROG Cancer Research
about 2 months ago
We're thrilled to have run the life-changing TROG 15.03/ANZUP 16001 FASTRACK II trial led by Prof Shankar Siva. Fantastic to see these impactful results.
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TROG Cancer Research
about 2 months ago
Exciting findings: FASTRACK II trial 5-years outcomes presented at
#ESTRO26
& in
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l show SABR achieves 100% effectiveness in treating primary kidney cancers
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Prof Shalini Vinod
TROG Cancer Research
about 2 months ago
It's been fabulous to see so many TROG trials in the spotlight at the
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meeting in Sweden this week. Congrats to all the researchers who presented on impactful trial findings & innovative radiation therapy quality assurance initiatives.
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TROG trials in the spotlight at ESTRO26 international conference - TROG Cancer Research
LATEST NEWS: 20 MAY A number of TROG trials and projects garnered international attention this month, as researchers presented findings at one of the world’s largest radiotherapy and oncology meetings...
https://trog.com.au/trog-trials-at-estro26/
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Prof Shalini Vinod
TOGA
about 2 months ago
Final days to secure early bird rates for the 2026 TOGA ASM. Be part of an engaging scientific program bringing together experts across research, clinical care, and innovation in thoracic oncology. Early Bird Registrations close 31 May. Clinicians save up to 45%
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Excited to share our publication on adaptive CBCT for
#lungcancer
#radiotherapy
. Faster acquisition & reduced radiation dose
www.phiro.science/article/S240...
about 1 month ago
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5 patients recruited. Eagerly waiting for other centres to get on board. Not many Rad Onc trials have QOL as primary endpoint.
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2 months ago
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Median age of patients with lung cancer =70y. What are the unmet needs of older people living with lung cancer?
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Exploring the unmet needs of older people living with lung cancer: a qualitative study
Abstract Research into unmet needs in older populations with cancer is crucial, as existing studies often overlook these groups and fail to capture their u
https://academic.oup.com/ageing/article/55/2/afag023/8482823
2 months ago
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Ever wondered whether more intensive strategies increase uptake of lung cancer screening? Trial protocol here. Results
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WCLC2026
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Ready to screen implementation trial protocol: a cluster randomized implementation trial comparing a bundled implementation strategy versus a simple implementation strategy to improve intention to scr...
Background Uptake of lung cancer screening (LCS) in high-risk populations remains suboptimal internationally. Primary care practitioners play a critical role in identifying eligible patients and initi...
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13012-026-01496-1
2 months ago
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Introducing a new global lung cancer community to provide patients & carers with information & resources about lung cancer
know-lungcancer.com
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Home | Know Lung Cancer
Know Lung Cancer is a global education and awareness initiative that provides patients and caregivers with the information, resources, and support they need to deal with lung cancer.
https://know-lungcancer.com/
2 months ago
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Thrilled at launch of 🇦🇺 optimal care pathways for older people with
#cancer
#COSAASM2025
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8 months ago
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Honoured to receive NSW health research award for our nurse-led geriatric oncology model of care for older patients with
#lungcancer
Innovative sustainable models essential in translating evidence into practice
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8 months ago
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Prof Shalini Vinod
IASLC
8 months ago
It’s Lung Cancer Awareness Month 💙. Research improves outcomes for the world’s deadliest cancer. The IASLC community works to conquer lung cancer every day. Help fund critical research and make an impact:
https://bit.ly/4nBZ6HU
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Important to assess quality of decision making at MDMs. Is the patient voice being heard? Do nurses contribute?
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Quality of Decision-making at Oncology Multidisciplinary Team Meetings: A Structured Observational Study
Multidisciplinary meetings (MDMs) are crucial in cancer care, with increasing attention on improving the quality of decision-making. Validated tools h…
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0936655525001979
9 months ago
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Pleasure to be part of this podcast about treating older people with
#lungcancer
thoraciconcology.org.au/podcasts/59-...
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59 - Challenging Ageism: Optimising Lung Cancer Treatment in Older Adults - TOGA - Thoracic Oncology Group Australasia
In this episode of Conversations in Lung Cancer Research, hosted by Dr Michael Krasovitsky, a medical oncologist at St. Vincent's Hospital in Sydney, the focus is on lung cancer in older adults.
https://thoraciconcology.org.au/podcasts/59-challenging-ageism-optimising-lung-cancer-treatment-in-older-adults/
9 months ago
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reposted by
Prof Shalini Vinod
The Lancet Oncology
10 months ago
Super session announcing a new
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Commission on lung cancer at this year’s WCLC 2025 in Barcelona
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Excited to be a commissioner for Lancet Commission on Lung Cancer
www.lancetlungcancer.org
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The IASLC - Lancet Commission on Lung Cancer
The IASLC - Lancet Commission on Lung Cancer brings together leading clinicians, researchers, policymakers, and patient advocates from across the globe aiming to reframe the global lung cancer agenda.
https://www.lancetlungcancer.org/
10 months ago
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Prof Shalini Vinod
10 months ago
Are you thinking of studying the association of the time from cancer diagnosis to treatment and overall survival? Have a look at these consensus recommendations we developed and published in the British Journal of Cancer:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Recommendations for studying the association of the cancer diagnosis to treatment interval with overall survival: a modified Delphi process - British Journal of Cancer
British Journal of Cancer - Recommendations for studying the association of the cancer diagnosis to treatment interval with overall survival: a modified Delphi process
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41416-025-03158-3
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3694 people enrolled for lung cancer screening in first month of lung cancer screening in 🇦🇺 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
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12 months ago
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A
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led geriatric oncology model of care is a feasible way of ⬆️ geriatric screening & assessment of older adults with
#cancer
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Implementation and evaluation of a nurse-led geriatric oncology model of care for older adults with lung cancer
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1879406825001183
12 months ago
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🙏🏽 @medacape.com for showcasing
#lungcancer
screening in 🇦🇺
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
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Australia Launches Lung Cancer Screening Program for Smokers
Australia has launched its first lung cancer screening program, which targets current and recent smokers with biennial low-dose CT scans.
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/australia-launches-lung-cancer-screening-program-smokers-2025a1000i6t?src=mbl_msp_iphone
12 months ago
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Lung cancer screening in 🇦🇺is finally here! Amazing amount of work from multidisciplinary group & consumers.
www.health.gov.au/our-work/nlcsp
Need
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support to assess patients for eligibility. It’s time to ⬆️ survival from lung cancer!
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about 1 year ago
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Prof Shalini Vinod
about 1 year ago
The Onus of Proof: Evidence-Based Adoption of Advanced Radiation Therapy Technologies.
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The Onus of Proof: Evidence-Based Adoption of Advanced Radiation Therapy Technologies
Historically, there has been a relative paucity of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in radiation oncology relative to the number in medical oncology. In an analysis of almost 700 RCTs published bet...
https://www.redjournal.org/article/S0360-3016(24)03653-8/abstract
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🙏🏽 ABC for shining the light on 🇦🇺 deadliest cancer. Bring on
#lungcancer
screening
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
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Australia's deadliest cancer to get new screening program
After years of lobbying from patients, the first ever national lung cancer screening program will roll out next month for people who have a significant history of smoking.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-04/lung-cancer-screening-program-to-help-smokers-early-detection/105346790
about 1 year ago
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Need exercise physiologists as routine members of oncology team esp for survivorship care
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about 1 year ago
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👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 work by PhD student Dr Kim-Lin Chiew - Quality Indicators and Benchmarks for Radiotherapy in Lung Cancer: A Modified Delphi Approach - Clinical Oncology
www.clinicaloncologyonline.net/article/S093...
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Quality Indicators and Benchmarks for Radiotherapy in Lung Cancer: A Modified Delphi Approach
While there are many published quality indicators (QIs) for assessing clinical care in lung cancer few specifically measure the quality of radiotherapy (RT). To address this gap, we used a structured ...
https://www.clinicaloncologyonline.net/article/S0936-6555%2825%2900141-4/fulltext
about 1 year ago
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🇦🇺lung cancer screening coming 1st July. Guidelines state “ Suitability for lung cancer surgery should not be a contraindication for screening, as those with comorbidities can safely be Rx with radiotherapy (SABR) with minimal toxicities”.
www.targetingcancer.com.au/dereks-story/
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Derek’s Story - Radiation Oncology Targeting Cancer
A game-changing radiation therapy technique called SABR is offering hope to people living with lung cancer, like Derek Peffe
https://www.targetingcancer.com.au/dereks-story/
about 1 year ago
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Guidance on appropriate imaging in FU after
#lungcancer
Rx. Highly variable in practice. Time for
#commonsenseoncology
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ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Lung Cancer-Surveillance After Therapy
This document reviews the evidence supporting different imaging modalities and techniques used to evaluate patients with a history of lung cancer. It …
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1546144025001310
about 1 year ago
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Fascinating research on how a simple photo can be used to predict survival in cancer patients. FaceAge, a deep learning system to estimate biological age from face photographs to improve prognostication: a model development and validation study
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FaceAge, a deep learning system to estimate biological age from face photographs to improve prognostication: a model development and validation study
Our results suggest that a deep learning model can estimate biological age from face photographs and thereby enhance survival prediction in patients with cancer. Further research, including validation...
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/landig/article/PIIS2589-7500%2825%2900042-1/fulltext
about 1 year ago
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Great work
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on psychosocial influencers & barriers for
#lungcancer
screening
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Psychosocial impacts of, and barriers to, lung cancer screening: an international qualitative study of multidisciplinary health professionals’ perspectives
Many lung cancer screening (LCS) programs are in development following landmark trials demonstrating the effectiveness of screening for reducing lung …
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0738399125005397
about 1 year ago
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Excited to obtain funding for
#radiotherapy
RCT of functional lung avoidance in lung cancer radiotherapy
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Sydney researchers awarded new funding for clinical trials and cohort studies
University of Sydney medicine and health researchers awarded over $8 million under the National Health and Medical Research Council Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies grant scheme.
https://www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2025/05/13/sydney-researchers-awarded-new-funding-for-clinical-trials-and-cohort-studies.html
about 1 year ago
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Prof Shalini Vinod
OncoDaily
about 1 year ago
TOPGEAR trial at ESTRO 2025: Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy for Resectable Gastric Cancer
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oncodaily.com/opinion/topg...
#OncoDaily
#Oncology
#Cancer
#Health
#Medicine
#MedEd
#MedOnc
#MedNews
#ESTRO25
#ESTRO2025
#GastricCancer
#TOPGEAR
#CRT
#GEJ
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TOPGEAR trial at ESTRO 2025: Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy for Resectable Gastric Cancer - OncoDaily
TOPGEAR trial at ESTRO 2025: Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy for Resectable Gastric Cancer / cancer, ESTRO, ESTRO 2025, gastric cancer, Headlines, Leong
https://oncodaily.com/opinion/topgear-results-estro-2025
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🇦🇺 guidelines for
#lungcancer
screening. Screening coming 1st July. Great step forward in
#lungcancer
Mx. Spread the word.
www.health.gov.au/our-work/nlc...
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about 1 year ago
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👏🏽🎉Dr Vicky Chin on being awarded the Frank Ellis medal for greatest contribution to advancing the science of cancer treatment in 2023 Clinical Oncology.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36964031/
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@gerryhanna.bsky.social
#Cardiooncology
#PhD
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Validation of a Fully Automated Hybrid Deep Learning Cardiac Substructure Segmentation Tool for Contouring and Dose Evaluation in Lung Cancer Radiotherapy - PubMed
The novel hybrid automatic segmentation tool reported high accuracy and consistency over a validation set with challenging anatomical and imaging variations. This has promising applications in substru...
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36964031/
about 1 year ago
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about 1 year ago
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Clinicians have their own specialty bias for Rx on NSCLC. Hardly surprising but how can we ensure balanced opinions for patients? Should they see all treating specialists?
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Physician Specialty Shapes Hypothetical Self-Treatment Choices for Locally 2 Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Is the 'Best' Option Subjective?
Recent trials show evolving paradigms in systemic therapy improve outcomes for select patients with resectable non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). How…
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666273625001263
about 1 year ago
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Clinical trials of systemic Rx in NSCLC NOT assoc with time toxicity in Canada!
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Health Care Contact Days for NSCLC Treated in Clinical Trials vs Routine Care
This cohort study examines patterns of contact days among patients with advanced-stage non–small cell lung cancer receiving care in clinical trials compared with routine practice.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2832739
about 1 year ago
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Surveillance with FDG PET/CT does not improve rates of curatively treated recurrences, TTR, or OS compared to ceCT in NSCLC patients after curative treatment.
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Surveillance with [18F]FDG PET/CT of stage I-III lung cancer patients after completion of curative treatment (SUPE_R): a randomized controlled trial
Post-treatment surveillance is recommended for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) due to a high risk of recurrence, but evidence on the optimal survei…
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1556086425006938
about 1 year ago
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Guideline on Dx & Rx of radiation pneumonitis. Hope to investigate functional lung RT planning to limit this toxicity.
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Diagnosis and treatment of radiation induced pneumonitis in patients with lung cancer: An ESTRO clinical practice guideline
The incidence of radiation pneumonitis (RP) has decreased significantly compared to historical series, mainly due to improved radiotherapy techniques …
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016781402500132X
over 1 year ago
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Engineering meets medicine. ⬇️scan time 63% ⬇️ radiation 85% for CBCT imaging of lung tumours.
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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Real-time spatiotemporal optimization during imaging - Communications Engineering
Dillon et al. developed a new computational approach for optimizing CT-based image guidance for lung cancer radiation therapy. Monitoring the patient while controlling the imaging hardware in real tim...
https://www.nature.com/articles/s44172-025-00391-9
over 1 year ago
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LMIC study shows that chemo RT for cervical cancer improves QOL including in HIV+ pts
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#globalhealth
#cervixcancer
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Longitudinal study on quality of life following cervical cancer treatment in Botswana
Purpose This study longitudinally assessed the quality of life (QoL) in patients who completed chemoradiation (CRT) for cervical cancer in Botswana and compared the QoL for those living with and witho...
https://gh.bmj.com/content/10/3/e017206
over 1 year ago
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It’s never too late to quit smoking!
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‘Never too late’: quitting smoking after cancer diagnosis boosts survival rates, modelling shows
People who quit smoking after a cancer diagnosis can still improve the length and quality of their life, new modelling shows.
https://www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/2025/03/never-too-late-quitting-smoking-after-cancer-diagnosis-boosts-survival-rates-modelling-shows
over 1 year ago
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Annie Wong 黃毅敏
over 1 year ago
What an inspiring video to wake up to! 🙌find strength in your team 🙌defend what is right 🙌you can do ANYTHING but not everything 🙌fight imposter syndrome - you deserve to be there
youtu.be/i6fe2EK2lh8?...
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#ESMO
#Women4Oncology
#oncology
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Diary of an oncology leader: Episode 1 – Solange Peters
YouTube video by European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)
https://youtu.be/i6fe2EK2lh8?si=j_iIUGoJ7raoVBLE
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Invasive mediastinal staging changes
#radiotherapy
vol in
#NSCLC
but no diff in OS. Is comprehensive SEISMIC staging needed or does systemic Rx deal with micromets?
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Impact of Different Mediastinal Staging Modalities on Target Volume Delineation in Locally Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Secondary Analysis of the Multicenter Randomized PET-Plan Trial
To evaluate the role of different invasive and non-invasive mediastinal staging methods in patients with locally advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (…
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360301625001968
over 1 year ago
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Looking forward to meeting
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when she joins UNSW to help develop cardio-oncology models of care
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over 1 year ago
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Super proud to see this special cardio-oncology edition of JMIRO in print.🙏🏽to all the authors
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Special Issue: Cardio‐oncology: Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology: Vol 68, No 8
Click on the title to browse this issue
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/17549485/2024/68/8
over 1 year ago
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Successfully crossed worlds to join my community
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